science Flashcards
one of the major pecies of eaths rocky outer layers on which continetns ans oceans move
plates
theory that states that earths plates move slowly indifferent directions
theory of plate tectonics
the very slow motion of the continents
continental drift
a record of geologic events and life forms in earths history
geologic time scale
one of the three long units of geological time between the precambind and the present
era
one f the units of geological time into which geologists divided eras
period
an animal that does not have a backbone
invertebrate
small bones that make up a backbone
vertebrate
an animal that spends its life in water and adult life on land
amphibian
an animal that lays eggs and has lungs and scaley skin
reptile
when many animals go extinct
mass extinction